Early the next morning Cooper comes into Lacey's hospital room. "How are my two most favorite girls in the world?" He kisses Charlotte on the cheek and gives Lacey a little pink box.
"I'm feeling a little queasy." Charlotte tells him."But Lacey seems to be doing better this morning."
"Is that for me?" Lacey looks up at Cooper and smiles.
"Yes it is." Cooper tells the girl. Cooper looks at Charlotte. "I'll stay with her if you need to lie down."
"Thank you. I'm going to try to rest in the doctor's lounge until this passes." Charlotte leaves the room.
"Well what are you waiting for?" Cooper asks Lacey. "Open it."
Lacey rips open the wrapping paper and pull out a necklace with a pony charm. "I like it." Lacey tells him.
"Turn over the pony." Cooper tells her. Lacey does. "It says my name."
"That's right ." Cooper tells her '"and the date. This way you always remember when you got it."
"I never had a necklace before."
"Yeah, I kinda noticed that." Cooper says. "Every little girl needs a necklace."
"Thank you Dr. Cooper."
"I have you one more thing." Cooper pulls another box out of his jacket pocket.
"What is it?" Lacey asks.
"Open it."
Lacey opens the box. "It's a Littlest Pet Shop Poodle Puppy Set."
"I noticed you like to play with those since I was stepping on them at the apartment when you lived there." Cooper smiles.
"I love them and I don't have the poodle puppy set yet."
"You can comb the fur with this little comb and put these little clips in." Cooper shows her.
"Can you help me? I have this tube in my arm?"
"Of course I can help you?"
"Thank you Dr. Cooper."
"You're very polite." Cooper looks at the little mini Charlotte. "Do you know that since I'm married to your mommy that makes me your step dad."
"I think I know." Lacey looks at the poodle toy.
"That means you're allowed to call me daddy, if you want."
"Really?"
"Really but only if you want to."
"I want to."
"Good." Cooper tells her. He brushes the poodles fur.
Charlotte comes in the room to check on them. "How's it going?" She asks.
"It's good." Lacey tells her. "Look at the presents daddy brought for me." Lacey holds up the pink poodle dog.
"Daddy got you that?" Charlotte raises her eyebrows and looks at Cooper.
"Yes." Lacey looks at Cooper. "Dr. Cooper said I could call him daddy if I want and I want."
"Right, munchkin." Cooper answers.
Charlotte smiles.
"How are you feeling?" Cooper asks Charlotte.
Charlotte sighs deep. "A hell of a lot better now." Charlotte sits on the bed and plays with the poodle puppy set with Lacey and Cooper.